Proposed ban on smoking in Tacoma parks riles some Sep 16, 2009
This is just utter nonsense, said Gary Nolan, when told about Tacoma s proposal. Nolan, a national spokesman for The Smoking Club, a New Hampshire-based property rights group that opposes government-imposed smoking prohibitions, said such ordinances primarily are based on fear-mongering with little scientific evidence to support them. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Budget, Avis ban smoking in cars Sep 14, 2009
"It's disappointing but it's their private property," says Gary Nolan of the Smoker's Club, a part of the Citizens Freedom Alliance, which aims to protect private property rights. Nolan, a smoker, says he used to rent often from Budget, adding, "I won't rent from them again.". (USA Today -- Money)
POSNANSKI: It's time to forgive Rose for his sins against baseball Aug 29, 2009
Gary Nolan remembers Rose believing in him when he was hurting. Joe Morgan remembers Rose pushing him and inspiring him into becoming the Hall of Fame player he became. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
El Paso Man Wins Tickets To Michael Jackson's Memorial Jul 7, 2009
"Well, I was pretty heart broken, as my wife said, 'you boo-hoo-ed, like a baby,'" said Gary Nolan. Nolan then decided to take his love for Jackson a step further. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
JoePosnanskiInside Baseball One legend is trying to change the senselessness of pitch limits. Jun 16, 2009
There was criticism of Larry Shepard, the pitching coach for the Big Red Machine, after the early career arm problems of Wayne Simpson, Don Gullett and Gary Nolan. Joe: Not to interrupt, but since the Big Red Machine came up: Sparky Anderson, in many ways, invented the modern bullpen in the early-to-mid 1970s. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Sisters' spat leads to 40 years of Oscar bliss Feb 23, 2009
(The Dodgers, incidentally, got shut out by Gary Nolan and the Cincinnati Reds, 4-0. . (CNN -- Showbiz)